PIASTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does piaster mean? 

• PIASTER (noun)
  The noun PIASTER has 2 senses:

1. a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria

2. 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey

  Familiarity information: PIASTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIASTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

piaster; piastre

Hypernyms ("piaster" is a kind of...):

fractional monetary unit; subunit (a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit)

Holonyms ("piaster" is a part of...):

Egyptian pound; pound (the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters)

Lebanese pound; pound (the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters)

pound; Sudanese pound (the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters)

pound; Syrian pound (the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

kurus; piaster; piastre

Hypernyms ("piaster" is a kind of...):

Turkish monetary unit (monetary unit in Turkey)

Meronyms (parts of "piaster"):

asper (20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey)

Holonyms ("piaster" is a part of...):

lira; Turkish lira (the basic unit of money in Turkey)